Comparison

ADFG vs Anchorage Wolverines

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ADFG

This app provides Alaska hunters and anglers with essential information and services for planning trips and managing their activities. Access licenses, permits, and big game tags digitally, view regulations, and record harvests directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Digital licenses and permits
  • Big game locking-tag records
  • Hunting regulations
  • Record harvests
  • Sport fish identification guide
  • Offline map and regulation downloads
Features
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The Alaska Department of Fish & Game realizes that people are now accustomed to carrying a lot of information and credentials on their mobile device. This mobile app is designed for anglers and hunters in Alaska and designed to enhance pre-trip planning and in-field experience. It provides access to the information and services needed to follow applicable hunting and fishing regulations. Currently, that includes the following: • Display licenses, permits and big game locking-tag records – The mobile app allows you to purchase and view your hunting, fishing, trapping, and most combination licenses. You can also obtain big game locking-tag records, commercial crewmember licenses, hunting permits, harvest tickets, and some personal use fishing permits. All licenses, permits, and big game locking-tag records are valid to carry and display to enforcement in the field on your mobile device. • View Hunting and sport fishing regulations – The mobile app allows you to view all current hunting regulations (including some personal use regulations) for the entire state. Additionally, you can view hunting regulations based on your physical location, search locations statewide, and download maps and regulations for offline use. In the future, the mobile app will include support for sport fishing regulations. • Record Harvest – The mobile app allows you to record hunting and fishing harvests in the field and report some personal use fishing harvests. • Sport fish species identification – Additional features include separate sections for a species identification guide complete with images and text descriptions of commonly targeted sport fish species; definitions, regional and statewide methods and means, prohibited acts and other necessary regulatory content that is not displayed at site specific or sub-levels.

About

Anchorage Wolverines

Stay updated with the Anchorage Wolverines through news, game schedules, and player information. Engage in interactive contests during events for a chance to win prizes.

Highlights
  • Team news updates
  • Game schedules and results
  • Player roster information
  • League standings
  • Interactive contests
Features
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Stay connected with the Wolverines in the new mobile app! Get news, game updates, the player roster, team and league standings and more. During events, you can also participate in interactive contests to win great prizes. Download the Wolverines app today!

Screenshots

ADFG4 screens
Anchorage Wolverines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anchorage Wolverines at 3.8 against ADFG's 2.5. Anchorage Wolverines also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 23%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). ADFG's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anchorage Wolverines holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADFG has 100 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ADFG's written reviews are positive against 50% of Anchorage Wolverines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADFG ships an update every 5 weeks, Anchorage Wolverines every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ADFG versus Anchorage Wolverines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADFGAnchorage Wolverines
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (100 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDepartment of Fish & GameEmotion Media Inc.

Customer experience

ADFG

All ratings100 ratings
Positive34.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative61.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative69.6%

Anchorage Wolverines

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ADFG

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Login issues
  • Sync errors
  • App crashes
  • Harvest report submission crashes
  • Map crashes
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  • Identity provider sign-in failure
  • Login with Google fails
  • Can't create account
  • MyAlaska login issues
  • Support link not working
  • Can't change address
  • Harvest not properly recorded
  • Can't download maps
  • Regs require WiFi
  • Clunky and glitchy
  • Login with Facebook issues
  • Spinning wheel of death on login
  • Google login button disappears
  • Can't upload permanent licenses
  • App doesn't open
  • Login adds @myalaskaprod.local to username
  • Email confirmation not received
  • Randomly logs out and can't log back in
  • MyAlaska login adds @myalaskaprod.local
  • Doesn't show current license
  • Login unavailable for Google
  • App won't download/load

Requested features

13 requests
  • More push notifications for dates
  • Push notifications for emergency orders
  • Commercial announcements and regs
  • Permit card digital storage
  • Separate app for commercial fishing
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  • Hunting draw tag information import
  • Tide charts
  • Option to skip login for regs access
  • Add hunting permits picked up locally
  • Auto-populate permits
  • Link online purchases to app
  • Mapping function in fishing
  • Emergency Orders and updates via app

Anchorage Wolverines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ADFG

No in-app purchases

None

Anchorage Wolverines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ADFG free?
ADFG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchorage Wolverines free?
Anchorage Wolverines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ADFG or Anchorage Wolverines?
Anchorage Wolverines is rated higher. ADFG averages 2.5 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Anchorage Wolverines averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do ADFG or Anchorage Wolverines have ads?
Anchorage Wolverines shows ads; ADFG does not.
Which is updated more often, ADFG or Anchorage Wolverines?
ADFG ships an update every 5 weeks, and Anchorage Wolverines every 6 months. Most recently, ADFG was updated on October 12, 2026 and Anchorage Wolverines on September 14, 2026.

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